(a) Each public institution of higher education shall accept for admission any graduate of an approved public high school: (1) Who is certified by his high school principal, based on standards of the State Board of Education, as qualified to pursue a course of study at the institution; or (2) Who meets the admission standards of the institution. (b) (1) Each public institution of higher education may accept, for special admission any student who has: (i) Completed the seventh grade; and (ii) A scholastic aptitude test combined score of 1,200 or an equivalent score on a nationally accepted college entrance examination. (2) This subsection does not affect the State or local share of aid provided pursuant to § 5-202 of this article to the secondary school in which the student is enrolled.
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